Elian

GREGORY CRAIG, ATTORNEY FOR JUAN MIGUEL GONZALEZ, FATHER OF ELIAN GONZALEZ: He's asked to come to the United States to provide a support group so that his classmates, some of his teachers -- because it looks like the appeals process may be as long as eight or 10 months, we think that would help Elian, that it would be beneficial to Elian during that period of time.

CNN Transcript - CNN Late Edition: Elian Gonzalez Takes Center Stage in the Political Arena; John McCain Pledges to Push Reform Agenda - April 09, 2000 2000

GEORGINA CID-CRUZ, COUSIN OF ELIAN GONZALEZ: OK, first of all, I have to go on behalf of the -- of Elian.

CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Is the Battle Over Elian Gonzalez Just About Scoring Political Points? - January 10, 2000 2000

Elian is probably breathing a huge sigh of relief that he didn’t wind up as a human sacrifice in some kind of weird cult his family was playing for all it was worth.

Obama’s Post-Election Grassroots Pitch - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

They've been waving both the Cuban flag and the American flag and they are printing signs like, "President Clinton and Janet Reno, we'll hold you responsible," signs saying "Elian" and a concern by many of the people here that even though Elian Gonzalez has been reunited with his father, they are worried about whether he will suffer any permanent trauma from what happened here.

CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Little Havana Seethes But Stays Peaceful - April 22, 2000 2000

But we've even seen a mother here who came, arrived on the scene, with her little boy's face painted in red and the little boy's -- with the words written on it "Elian" on his face.

CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Protesters Vent Anger in Miami's Little Havana - April 22, 2000 2000

And it is signed "Elian," someone hanging up that sign, obviously, on the boy's behalf.

CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Arrest Totals Climb in Miami's Little Havana - April 23, 2000 2000

He was taken to live with relatives in Miami but his father, who was separated from his mother and had remained on the island, demanded that the boy be sent back, saying Elian was taken without his consent.

Elian Gonzalez, Cuban Raft Survivor, Turns 18 2011

On Tuesday, Elian spoke by phone with Rene Gonzalez, a Cuban intelligence agent who was released from prison in the U.S. in October but was ordered to serve three years' parole in the country.

Elian Gonzalez, Cuban Raft Survivor, Turns 18 2011

HAVANA -- Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban boy who survived a perilous raft journey that killed his mother and became a symbol of troubled relations between the United States and Cuba, is now an adult.

Elian Gonzalez, Cuban Raft Survivor, Turns 18 2011

But Gonzalez's Miami relatives refused to relinquish him, and on April 22, 2000, federal agents raided Elian's uncle's home in Little Havana and seized the boy from a closet at gunpoint.

Elian Gonzalez, Cuban Raft Survivor, Turns 18 2011